Daniel Buttafuoco Takes eNASCAR College iRacing Series Visit Myrtle Beach 120 at Charlotte

Rutgers University driver Daniel Buttafuoco took the lead from University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s Oumar Diallo with 11 laps to go, and hung on to score the top finish in Thursday night’s eNASCAR College iRacing Series Visit Myrtle Beach 120 from the virtual Charlotte Motor Speedway. One of just 40 drivers who qualified to represent their university through a two week-long Time Attack event, Buttafuoco qualified third for the race and ran up front through nearly the whole race, extending his lead to more than a second over Diallo at the finish.

Austin Farr, Brandon McKissick, and Matt Kemp completed the top five, each overcoming starting spots in the back half of the field to get up front; McKissick jumped a race-best 32 spots from the 36th starting position. Despite a race that ran under the green flag for almost the whole way, with both of its caution periods wrapping up in the first 20 laps, 24 of the race’s starters managed to stay on the lead lap at the finish through green flag pit stops.

2021 eNASCAR Coca-Cola iRacing Series runner-up Logan Clampitt qualified on the pole and traded the lead with Andre Castro and Buttafuoco early, but he would miss a shift on the final restart and take contact that spun him into the infield and ended his hopes of claiming the win for Saddleback Community College. Instead, he would settle for a 26th place finish, one lap down. The best finishing driver with premier-level eNASCAR experience would end up being UNC-Charlotte’s Santiago Tirres, who raced for Letarte Esports in 2020, finishing 20th.

The spring portion of the eNASCAR College iRacing Series continues with a 30-lap race on April 27 at Watkins Glen International. As with the previous two events, iRacing will host a two-week Time Attack on April 10-24, with the top 40 times among eligible drivers earning a spot in the big show. The Charlotte event drew 374 entries from more than 250 colleges and universities looking to take their share of this year’s $50,000 overall scholarship pool.

eNASCAR College iRacing Series results from the Visit Myrtle Beach 120 at Charlotte Motor Speedway were as follows:

Fin.

St.

No.

Name

Manufacturer

Laps

Interval

Led

Best

1313Daniel ButtafuocoChevrolet802030.668
21023Oumar DialloChevrolet80-1.0262830.786
32079Austin FarrToyota80-1.770030.713
43653Brandon McKissicChevrolet80-4.328030.717
5305Matt KempChevrolet80-7.853030.682
62465Coleson PhelpsToyota80-8.486030.697
73171Nick RobinsonChevrolet80-9.856030.756
8187Anthony KeyesChevrolet80-10.139030.688
91118Jack PaynterToyota80-11.923030.713
103212Francisco Villarreal2Chevrolet80-12.111030.783
112692Liam D SheenFord80-12.532030.685
122322Alex KolonicsFord80-12.635030.941
132233Brett SuggsChevrolet80-13.116030.853
141600Blake BottomsChevrolet80-13.506030.720
152766Thomas TwomeyChevrolet80-13.680030.734
162880Kristina RyanChevrolet80-15.138030.922
17490Andre CastroToyota80-16.8532730.902
18298Connor ShongFord80-17.244030.682
19253John Hall3Ford80-19.748030.751
20617Santiago TirresChevrolet80-19.902030.787
21794Nicholas O ShortChevrolet80-23.610030.700
221295Will C FarmerFord80-28.907030.719
233751Tyler Glass3Toyota80-29.112031.009
241555Wyatt Harvey2Chevrolet80-30.952030.791
253357Alex HalinarChevrolet79-1 L030.818
26197Logan ClampittChevrolet79-1 L530.789
27877Ryan DoucetteFord79-1 L030.846
283516Chris A FritzChevrolet78-2 L030.741
293452Jack CoyneChevrolet78-2 L030.921
303924Aidan DoyleChevrolet78-2 L030.976
31210Steven  WilsonFord61-19 L030.809
32585Trey NormileToyota61-19 L030.959
33193Hagan JohnsonToyota60-20 L030.941
34214Christopher ShellaToyota54-26 L030.919
35929Michael CauseyChevrolet53-27 L030.789
36149Colton SalekChevrolet37-43 L030.784
37131Reece BahamChevrolet19-61 L030.586
381715Derrick JenningsChevrolet14-66 L030.879
393814Connor OkrzesikToyota6-74 L030.811

 

The eNASCAR College iRacing Series powered by NACE Starleague is supported by SCW, Coca-Cola, Playseat, and Logitech G. For more information on the series and how to qualify, visit www.cslesports.com/enascar. For more information on iRacing and for special offers, visit www.iRacing.com.